SNSF-project examining changes in stress, cognition, emotion and physiological parameters attributable to stage fright in relation to qualitative parameters of a solo performance.
This SNSF-project examines changes in stress, cognition, emotion and physiological parameters attributable to stage fright (stress hormone levels, cardio-vascular functions and respiration) with regards to how they relate to qualitative parameters relevant for solo performance quality. The project aims to make a further contribution to the prevention of performance anxiety and a constructive way of dealing with excessive levels of stage fright. We extend prior research in this domain in novel ways and investigate to what extent university music students varying in their level of trait MPA from low to high differ in their performance-related psychophysiological activity and their self- and expert-rated quality of performance. The project is a collaboration between the University of Lausanne (Unisanté) as the main applicant and the Swiss University Centre for Music Physiology (SHZM), in which the ZHdK and the Basel University of Music plays an important role.